Add links-mode embed thumbnails, item metadata, and media filters

CURRENT.md

@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ mobile draft at 390px.
   - [x] C11 preview caching: Discord-hosted image/GIF previews (WebP 320px, hash-addressed, 5 MiB
     cap, one attempt) run after every walk in both modes. Live run `...-20260916090722`:
     `previewed: 2`; thumbs served over `/api/media/<scrape>/<item>/thumb` (200).
+  - [x] C14 Links-mode embed thumbnails, item metadata, filters, and the scrape popup. Metadata:
+    poster (`author_id`/`author_name`), `posted_at`, `width`/`height`, `aspect_ratio`, with an
+    `ffprobe` fallback after downloads. Filters: poster, aspect preset (vertical/square/4:3/16:9/
+    21:9/other), resolution preset (SD/HD/FHD/QHD/4K+/unknown, by shortest side), and a
+    posted-date range. UI: scrape popup with Server and Group-chat trees (server -> channels, each
+    with Links/Download), History popup (time, duration, pages/messages, media, bytes, files,
+    previews), live progress pulse, full-window view. Live run `...-20260916094120`: 11 previews
+    in links mode (embed thumbnails included), poster zzib, a 9:16 short stored as 0.563, and the
+    16:9 filter matched.
   - [x] C13 Embed thumbnails in download mode: embed rows cache their stored thumbnail URL;
     the full third-party media is never fetched. Live run `...-20260916091458` on the test
     channel: 6 files downloaded, 11 previews cached (YouTube, Reddit, Tenor, TikTok, X). Also

docs/core-bridge.md

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Event line:
 | `user.search` | `query`, optional `guildId`, optional `limit` | Users from the client cache. Guild members when `guildId` is set. |
 | `dm.list` | optional `limit` | Cached DM and group DM channels with recipients, icons, and avatars. Cache-only. |
 | `message.send` | `channelId`, `content` | `{ channelId, messageId, sent: true }` |
-| `message.read` | `channelId`, `limit` | `{ cached, messages }`. Cache-only. Messages carry the author avatar, attachment metadata (id, filename, URL, content type, size, dimensions, duration), embeds (video, image, and thumbnail URLs), sticker items, forwarded snapshots, a voice-message flag, `editedAt`, and `replyTo`. |
+| `message.read` | `channelId`, `limit` | `{ cached, messages }`. Cache-only. Messages carry the author avatar, attachment metadata (id, filename, URL, content type, size, dimensions, duration), embeds (video, image, and thumbnail URLs plus their dimensions), sticker items, forwarded snapshots, a voice-message flag, `editedAt`, and `replyTo`. |
 | `message.fetch` | `channelId`, `limit`, optional `before` or `after` | `{ fetched, messages }`. Fetches from Discord. Same message shape. |
 | `reaction.add` | `channelId`, `messageId`, `emoji` | `{ added: true }` |
 | `dm.send` | `userId`, `content` | `{ userId, channelId, sent: true }` |

docs/daemon.md

@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ Verified live on 2026-09-13: the web UI started the client under auto-Xvfb, the
 | `VESKSLOP_MEDIA_DB_DIR` | `<repo>/media-scrape/db` | Media archive root: per-scrape databases, downloads, previews. |
 | `VESKSLOP_MEDIA_MAX_FILE_BYTES` | `52428800` | Download size cap (50 MiB). Larger files are skipped. |
 | `VESKSLOP_MEDIA_PREVIEW_MAX_BYTES` | `5242880` | Preview size cap (5 MiB). Larger previews are skipped. |
+| `VESKSLOP_FFPROBE` | `ffprobe` | Probe binary used to fill missing dimensions after a download. |
 | `VESKSLOP_MEDIA_DOWNLOAD_MIN_MS` / `_MAX_MS` | `1000` / `3000` | Gap between downloaded files. |
 | `VESKSLOP_AUDIO_DUCK` | `30` | Sink volume percent while others speak. |
 | `VESKSLOP_TTS_LEAD_MS` | `150` | Lead-in silence before each TTS line (0 disables, max 2000). |

docs/media-mcp.md

@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ interface MediaService {
 }
 ```
 
-`MediaQuery` (implemented): `kind`, `source`, `scrapeId`, `channelId`, `limit`, `offset`. Planned:
+`MediaQuery` (implemented): `kind`, `source`, `scrapeId`, `channelId`, `authorId`, `aspect`,
-`guildId`, `authorId`, `after`, `before`, `text`.
+`resolution`, `after`, `before`, `limit`, `offset`. The `aspect` and `resolution` values are the
+preset keys from `filter-presets.ts`; `after`/`before` are ISO times on `posted_at`. Planned:
+`guildId`, `text`.
 
 `StorageStatus`: `usedBytes`, `limitBytes`, `warnPercent`, `overrunPercent`, `byKind`,
 `scrapes: [{ id, bytes, state, createdAt }]`.

docs/media-scraper.md

@@ -81,12 +81,16 @@ One SQLite file per scrape (`index.db`, `node:sqlite`).
 | Table | Columns |
 | --- | --- |
 | `messages` | `id`, `author_id`, `author_name`, `timestamp`, `content` |
-| `media` | `id`, `kind`, `url`, `provider`, `file_hash`, `preview_hash`, `content_type`, `size`, `width`, `height`, `duration_ms`, `downloaded`, `created_at` |
+| `media` | `id`, `kind`, `source`, `author_id`, `author_name`, `posted_at`, `url`, `provider`, `file_hash`, `preview_hash`, `content_type`, `size`, `width`, `height`, `aspect_ratio`, `duration_secs`, `downloaded`, `file_path`, `created_at` |
 | `media_sources` | `media_id`, `message_id` |
 | `downloads` | `media_id`, `state`, `attempts`, `error` |
 
-Indexes: `(kind, timestamp)` via `media_sources`, `channel` metadata in `scrape.json`, and
+Indexes: `kind`, `posted_at`, and `media_sources(message_id)`. The database is an index; the media
-`file_hash` for dedupe. The database is an index; the media folder holds bytes.
+folder holds bytes. Every item carries its poster (`author_id`, `author_name`), the post time
+(`posted_at`), and its dimensions (`width`, `height`, `aspect_ratio`). Filter presets live in
+`media-scrape/src/filter-presets.ts`: aspect buckets (vertical, square, 4:3, 16:9, 21:9, other) and
+resolution buckets by the shortest side (SD, HD, FHD, QHD, 4K+, unknown). A missing resolution is
+filled with `ffprobe` after a download when `VESKSLOP_FFPROBE` is available.
 
 ## Downloads and previews
 
@@ -105,9 +109,9 @@ Previews run after every walk:
 
 - In both modes, Discord-hosted image and GIF URLs (`cdn.discordapp.com`, `media.discordapp.net`)
   are transformed to the CDN resizer (`media.discordapp.net?...width=320&height=320&format=webp`).
-- In `download` mode only, embed rows also get their stored `preview_url` (YouTube, X, TikTok
+- In both modes, embed rows also get their stored `preview_url` (YouTube, X, TikTok thumbnails,
-  thumbnails, and so on) cached. The embed's full media URL is never fetched; embed rows are
+  and so on) cached. The embed's full media URL is never fetched; embed rows are excluded from
-  excluded from `pendingDownloads`.
+  `pendingDownloads`.
 - One attempt per row, no retries; a failure marks `preview_error` and never fails the scrape.
 - Stored by hash in `thumbs/<sha256>.webp`; `preview_hash` and `preview_bytes` land on the row, and
   the counter is `previewed`. Previews count toward the storage limit.

docs/media.md

@@ -81,11 +81,13 @@ media-scrape/db/
   are never download targets. The Media tab prefers the local file when one exists, so the archive
   survives CDN URL expiry.
 - Third-party embeds are **never downloaded as media**: YouTube, Instagram, X, TikTok, and every
-  other embed stays a link. In `download` mode their thumbnail is cached (below); the video itself
+  other embed stays a link. Its thumbnail is cached (below); the video itself is never fetched.
-  is never fetched.
+- Previews are cached small (WebP, 320px) in `thumbs/` after every walk, in both modes: Discord
-- Previews are cached small (WebP, 320px) in `thumbs/` after every walk. In both modes this covers
+  hosted images and GIFs, and third-party embed thumbnails (YouTube, X, TikTok, and so on), so the
-  Discord-hosted images and GIFs; in `download` mode it also covers embed thumbnails, so the grid
+  grid does not depend on expiring CDN links. Previews count toward the storage limit.
-  does not depend on expiring CDN links. Previews count toward the storage limit.
+- Every item records who posted it, when, and its dimensions: `author_id`, `author_name`,
+  `posted_at`, `width`, `height`, and `aspect_ratio`. In `download` mode a missing resolution is
+  filled in with `ffprobe` after the file lands.
 - Discord attachment URLs are signed and expire in about a day. In `links` mode an expired URL is
   refreshed by re-fetching its message; in `download` mode the bytes are caught before expiry.
 
@@ -127,11 +129,15 @@ that deletion is irreversible. The delete button is disabled for a 5 second coun
 
 ## Web UI
 
-- **Media** tab: filter chips (All, Images, GIFs, Videos, Audio), a source filter (any,
+- **Media** tab: filter chips (All, Images, GIFs, Videos, Audio), and filters for source (any,
-  attachments, stickers, embeds), and a source-channel filter built from the scrape list. Date and
+  attachments, stickers, embeds), source channel, poster, aspect ratio (Vertical, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9,
-  text search are planned. Grid with lazy loading; previews come from the cache, then the local
+  21:9, Other), resolution (SD, HD, FHD, QHD, 4K+, Unknown), and a posted-date range (from/to).
-  file, then the CDN. A scrape-status strip shows progress with Start and Stop. The view fills the
+  Grid with lazy loading; previews come from the cache, then the local file, then the CDN; each
-  window below the header and the call strip.
+  tile's tooltip shows the poster and posted time. A scrape strip shows live progress with Stop.
+  **New scrape…** opens a popup with Server and Group chat trees (servers expand to channels; each
+  row has Links and Download), and **History** lists each scrape with its start time, duration,
+  pages, messages, media counts, bytes, files, and previews. The view fills the window below the
+  header and the call strip.
 - **Bot** tab: slopbot connection state, the scrape queue, and the storage limit with a usage bar.
   The bar is segmented and colour coded by media kind (images, GIFs, video, audio, other) plus the
   database overhead.

docs/webui.md

@@ -124,11 +124,15 @@ box live in Chat, not Call, and the connection stats are not chips yet.
 - **Media** and **Bot** are scope buttons beside Guild and DM. They open a full-window view below
   the header and the call strip (the shell is covered; only the header, and the call strip when it
   is visible, stay on screen). Mobile is out of scope for the media feature.
-- Media lists scraped items with kind chips (All, Images, GIFs, Videos, Audio), a source filter
+- Media lists scraped items with kind chips (All, Images, GIFs, Videos, Audio) and filters for
-  (any, attachments, stickers, embeds), a source-channel filter built from the scrape list, a
+  source (any, attachments, stickers, embeds), source channel, poster, aspect ratio, resolution,
-  channel picker with **Start links** / **Start download**, and the active scrapes with **Stop**.
+  and a posted-date range (from/to). **New scrape…** opens a popup with **Server** and **Group
-  Images and GIFs render from the cached preview when one exists, then the local file, then the
+  chat** tabs: servers expand into their text channels, each channel (and each group chat) has
-  Discord CDN URL; videos and audio are link cards.
+  **Links** and **Download** buttons, and group chats always use the puppet. **History** lists
+  each scrape with start time, duration, pages, messages, media counts, bytes, files, and previews.
+  The scrape strip shows live progress with a pulse and **Stop**. Images and GIFs render from the
+  cached preview when one exists, then the local file, then the CDN URL; videos and audio are link
+  cards with the poster and posted time in the tooltip.
 - Bot shows the slopbot connection state and the scrape queue.
 - The views are self-contained: `poc/public/media.js` and `media.css`, over the `/api/media/*`
   routes in the table below. See [media.md](media.md).
@@ -252,11 +256,12 @@ replaceable.
 | POST | `/api/audio/stop` | none | Stop speech and clear the queue |
 | POST | `/api/audio/capture` | `start` | Start or stop capture |
 | GET | `/api/transcript` | `limit?`, `sessionId?` | Sessions and captured segments |
-| GET | `/api/media` | `kind?`, `source?`, `channelId?`, `limit?`, `offset?` | Media items across every scrape, newest first. `source` is `attachment`, `sticker`, or `embed`; `channelId` filters by source channel. `localUrl`/`thumbUrl` when a file or preview exists |
+| GET | `/api/media` | `kind?`, `source?`, `channelId?`, `authorId?`, `aspect?`, `resolution?`, `after?`, `before?`, `limit?`, `offset?` | Media items across every scrape, newest first. `source` is `attachment`, `sticker`, or `embed`; `aspect` and `resolution` are the preset keys; `after`/`before` are ISO times on `posted_at`. Items carry `authorName`, `postedAt`, `width`, `height`, `aspectRatio`; `localUrl`/`thumbUrl` when a file or preview exists |
 | GET | `/api/media/:scrapeId/:itemId/file` | none | The downloaded file, content-typed from its extension |
 | GET | `/api/media/:scrapeId/:itemId/thumb` | none | The cached WebP preview |
 | GET | `/api/media/scrapes` | none | Every scrape with state and counters |
 | GET | `/api/media/status` | none | Slopbot connection state and the scrape list |
+| GET | `/api/media/authors` | none | Distinct posters across every scrape, with counts |
 | GET | `/api/media/storage` | none | Usage against the limit, per-kind sizes, `nearLimit`; marks old scrapes when over |
 | POST | `/api/media/scrape` | `channelId`, `guildId?`, `mode?`, `backend?`, `confirm?` | Start a media scrape. `backend` is `auto` (default), `slopbot`, or `puppet`. Near the limit: `409` with code `MEDIA_LIMIT` unless `confirm: true` |
 | POST | `/api/media/scrape/stop` | `id` | Stop a media scrape |

media-scrape/slopbot/backend.ts

@@ -37,11 +37,22 @@ function mapAttachments(message: any): CoreAttachment[] {
     }));
 }
 
+/** Dimensions of the first embed part that has them: video, image, then thumbnail. */
+function embedDataSize(data: any) {
+    for (const part of [data?.video, data?.image, data?.thumbnail]) {
+        if (part && Number.isFinite(part.width) && Number.isFinite(part.height)) {
+            return { width: part.width, height: part.height };
+        }
+    }
+    return { width: null, height: null };
+}
+
 function mapEmbeds(message: any): CoreEmbed[] {
     const assetUrl = (value: any) => value?.url ?? (typeof value === "string" ? value : null);
 
     return collectionValues(message?.embeds).map((embed: any) => {
         const data = embed?.data ?? embed ?? {};
+        const size = embedDataSize(data);
         return {
             type: data.type ?? null,
             url: data.url ?? null,
@@ -49,7 +60,9 @@ function mapEmbeds(message: any): CoreEmbed[] {
             provider: data.provider?.name ?? null,
             videoUrl: assetUrl(data.video),
             imageUrl: assetUrl(data.image),
-            thumbnailUrl: assetUrl(data.thumbnail)
+            thumbnailUrl: assetUrl(data.thumbnail),
+            width: size.width,
+            height: size.height
         };
     });
 }

media-scrape/src/download.ts

@@ -3,11 +3,36 @@
  * Rules: docs/media-scraper.md. Third-party embeds are never targets here.
  */
 
+import { execFile } from "node:child_process";
 import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
 import { writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { join } from "node:path";
+import { promisify } from "node:util";
 import type { MediaRow } from "./store.js";
 
+const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
+
+/** Read pixel dimensions with ffprobe. Null when the tool is missing or the file is not media. */
+export async function probeDimensions(
+    path: string,
+    ffprobe = process.env.VESKSLOP_FFPROBE ?? "ffprobe"
+): Promise<{ width: number; height: number } | null> {
+    try {
+        const { stdout } = await execFileAsync(
+            ffprobe,
+            ["-v", "error", "-select_streams", "v:0", "-show_entries", "stream=width,height", "-of", "json", path],
+            { timeout: 15_000 }
+        );
+        const stream = JSON.parse(stdout)?.streams?.[0];
+        if (Number.isFinite(stream?.width) && Number.isFinite(stream?.height)) {
+            return { width: stream.width, height: stream.height };
+        }
+    } catch {
+        // missing ffprobe, a timeout, or a non-visual file
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+
 export interface DownloadOptions {
     fetchImpl?: typeof fetch;
     /** Skip files larger than this. Default 50 MiB. */

media-scrape/src/engine.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@
  */
 
 import { join } from "node:path";
-import { downloadGapMs, downloadOne, downloadPreview, type DownloadOptions } from "./download.js";
+import {
+    downloadGapMs,
+    downloadOne,
+    downloadPreview,
+    probeDimensions,
+    type DownloadOptions
+} from "./download.js";
 import {
     createScrapeDirs,
     listScrapes,
@@ -50,6 +56,8 @@ export interface ScrapeEngineOptions {
     download?: DownloadOptions;
     /** Cache Discord-hosted image previews after every walk. Default true. */
     previews?: boolean;
+    /** Read dimensions from a downloaded file. Defaults to ffprobe. */
+    probe?: (path: string) => Promise<{ width: number; height: number } | null>;
 }
 
 interface QueuedJob {
@@ -244,6 +252,9 @@ export class ScrapeEngine {
             meta.lastError = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
             this.log(`${meta.id}: failed: ${meta.lastError}`);
         } finally {
+            if ((meta.state === "done" || meta.state === "failed") && !meta.finishedAt) {
+                meta.finishedAt = new Date(this.now()).toISOString();
+            }
             this.persist(dir, meta);
             store.close();
             this.active.set(meta.id, meta);
@@ -273,6 +284,11 @@ export class ScrapeEngine {
                     bytes: outcome.bytes ?? 0
                 });
                 meta.downloaded = (meta.downloaded ?? 0) + 1;
+
+                if (row.width === null || row.height === null) {
+                    const dimensions = await (this.options.probe ?? probeDimensions)(join(dir, outcome.path));
+                    if (dimensions) store.updateDimensions(row.id, dimensions.width, dimensions.height);
+                }
             } else {
                 store.markDownloadError(row.id, outcome.error ?? outcome.state);
                 if (outcome.state === "failed") meta.downloadErrors = (meta.downloadErrors ?? 0) + 1;
@@ -283,11 +299,10 @@ export class ScrapeEngine {
         }
     }
 
-    /** Cache small previews. In download mode this includes embed thumbnails. */
+    /** Cache small previews. Embed thumbnails are cached in both modes. */
     private async runPreviews(store: ScrapeStore, dir: string, meta: ScrapeMeta): Promise<void> {
-        const embedPreviews = meta.mode === "download";
+        const options = { ...(this.options.download ?? {}), embedPreviews: true };
-        const options = { ...(this.options.download ?? {}), embedPreviews };
+        const pending = store.pendingPreviews(5000, true);
-        const pending = store.pendingPreviews(5000, embedPreviews);
 
         for (const row of pending) {
             if (this.stopRequested.has(meta.id)) {

media-scrape/src/extract.ts

@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ function extractEmbed(embed: CoreEmbed): ExtractedMedia | null {
         provider,
         downloaded: false,
         size: null,
-        width: null,
+        width: embed.width ?? null,
-        height: null,
+        height: embed.height ?? null,
         durationSecs: null
     };
 

media-scrape/src/filter-presets.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Query presets for the media filters: aspect ratio and resolution buckets.
+ * Pure; the SQL fragments are fixed strings, never built from user input.
+ */
+
+export const ASPECT_PRESETS = ["vertical", "square", "wide43", "wide169", "ultrawide", "other"] as const;
+export type AspectPreset = (typeof ASPECT_PRESETS)[number];
+
+/** Aspect-ratio buckets: vertical/shorts, square, 4:3, 16:9, 21:9, everything else. */
+export function aspectCondition(preset: string): string | null {
+    switch (preset) {
+        case "vertical":
+            return "aspect_ratio < 0.95";
+        case "square":
+            return "aspect_ratio >= 0.95 AND aspect_ratio < 1.05";
+        case "wide43":
+            return "aspect_ratio >= 1.05 AND aspect_ratio < 1.55";
+        case "wide169":
+            return "aspect_ratio >= 1.55 AND aspect_ratio < 2.05";
+        case "ultrawide":
+            return "aspect_ratio >= 2.05 AND aspect_ratio < 2.8";
+        case "other":
+            return "(aspect_ratio IS NULL OR aspect_ratio >= 2.8)";
+        default:
+            return null;
+    }
+}
+
+export const RESOLUTION_PRESETS = ["sd", "hd", "fhd", "qhd", "uhd", "unknown"] as const;
+export type ResolutionPreset = (typeof RESOLUTION_PRESETS)[number];
+
+/** Resolution buckets by the shortest side, so vertical 1080x1920 counts as FHD. */
+export function resolutionCondition(preset: string): string | null {
+    switch (preset) {
+        case "sd":
+            return "MIN(width, height) <= 480";
+        case "hd":
+            return "MIN(width, height) > 480 AND MIN(width, height) <= 900";
+        case "fhd":
+            return "MIN(width, height) > 900 AND MIN(width, height) <= 1260";
+        case "qhd":
+            return "MIN(width, height) > 1260 AND MIN(width, height) <= 1800";
+        case "uhd":
+            return "MIN(width, height) > 1800";
+        case "unknown":
+            return "(width IS NULL OR height IS NULL)";
+        default:
+            return null;
+    }
+}

media-scrape/src/index.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
 
 export { extractMedia, type ExtractedMedia } from "./extract.js";
 export { isNearLimit, planRetention, type RetentionPlan, type RetentionScrape } from "./retention.js";
+export {
+    ASPECT_PRESETS,
+    RESOLUTION_PRESETS,
+    aspectCondition,
+    resolutionCondition,
+    type AspectPreset,
+    type ResolutionPreset
+} from "./filter-presets.js";
 export {
     downloadGapMs,
     downloadOne,

media-scrape/src/store.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { join } from "node:path";
 import { DatabaseSync } from "node:sqlite";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { extractMedia } from "./extract.js";
+import { aspectCondition, resolutionCondition } from "./filter-presets.js";
 import { emptyMediaCounts, type CoreMessage, type MediaKind, type ScrapeMeta } from "./types.js";
 
 /** Default DB root: `media-scrape/db`, beside the module. Override with VESKSLOP_MEDIA_DB_DIR. */
@@ -77,6 +78,12 @@ export function dirSizeBytes(dir: string): number {
     return total;
 }
 
+/** Width / height, rounded to three decimals. Null when either side is missing or zero. */
+export function aspectRatioOf(width: number | null | undefined, height: number | null | undefined): number | null {
+    if (!Number.isFinite(width) || !Number.isFinite(height) || !width || !height) return null;
+    return Math.round(((width as number) / (height as number)) * 1000) / 1000;
+}
+
 export function createScrapeDirs(root: string, id: string): string {
     const dir = scrapeDir(root, id);
     mkdirSync(join(dir, "media"), { recursive: true });
@@ -99,12 +106,16 @@ export interface MediaRow {
     id: number;
     kind: MediaKind;
     source: string | null;
+    author_id: string | null;
+    author_name: string | null;
+    posted_at: string | null;
     url: string;
     provider: string | null;
     content_type: string | null;
     size: number | null;
     width: number | null;
     height: number | null;
+    aspect_ratio: number | null;
     duration_secs: number | null;
     downloaded: number;
     preview_url: string | null;
@@ -131,12 +142,16 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS media (
     id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
     kind TEXT NOT NULL,
     source TEXT,
+    author_id TEXT,
+    author_name TEXT,
+    posted_at TEXT,
     url TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
     provider TEXT,
     content_type TEXT,
     size INTEGER,
     width INTEGER,
     height INTEGER,
+    aspect_ratio REAL,
     duration_secs REAL,
     downloaded INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
     preview_url TEXT,
@@ -157,6 +172,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS media_sources (
 );
 
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_media_kind ON media(kind);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_media_posted ON media(posted_at);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_media_sources_message ON media_sources(message_id);
 `;
 
@@ -178,9 +194,13 @@ export class ScrapeStore {
         if (!names.has("file_bytes")) this.db.exec("ALTER TABLE media ADD COLUMN file_bytes INTEGER");
         if (!names.has("preview_bytes")) this.db.exec("ALTER TABLE media ADD COLUMN preview_bytes INTEGER");
         if (!names.has("source")) this.db.exec("ALTER TABLE media ADD COLUMN source TEXT");
+        if (!names.has("author_id")) this.db.exec("ALTER TABLE media ADD COLUMN author_id TEXT");
+        if (!names.has("author_name")) this.db.exec("ALTER TABLE media ADD COLUMN author_name TEXT");
+        if (!names.has("posted_at")) this.db.exec("ALTER TABLE media ADD COLUMN posted_at TEXT");
         if (!names.has("file_path")) this.db.exec("ALTER TABLE media ADD COLUMN file_path TEXT");
         if (!names.has("download_error")) this.db.exec("ALTER TABLE media ADD COLUMN download_error TEXT");
         if (!names.has("preview_error")) this.db.exec("ALTER TABLE media ADD COLUMN preview_error TEXT");
+        if (!names.has("aspect_ratio")) this.db.exec("ALTER TABLE media ADD COLUMN aspect_ratio REAL");
     }
 
     close(): void {
@@ -194,7 +214,7 @@ export class ScrapeStore {
             "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO messages (id, author_id, author_name, timestamp, content) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)"
         );
         const insertMedia = this.db.prepare(
-            "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO media (kind, source, url, provider, content_type, size, width, height, duration_secs, downloaded, preview_url, created_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)"
+            "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO media (kind, source, author_id, author_name, posted_at, url, provider, content_type, size, width, height, aspect_ratio, duration_secs, downloaded, preview_url, created_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)"
         );
         const findMedia = this.db.prepare("SELECT id FROM media WHERE url = ?");
         const linkSource = this.db.prepare(
@@ -217,12 +237,16 @@ export class ScrapeStore {
                     const result = insertMedia.run(
                         item.kind,
                         item.source,
+                        message.author.id,
+                        message.author.username,
+                        message.timestamp,
                         item.url,
                         item.provider,
                         item.contentType,
                         item.size,
                         item.width,
                         item.height,
+                        aspectRatioOf(item.width, item.height),
                         item.durationSecs,
                         item.downloaded ? 1 : 0,
                         item.previewUrl,
@@ -321,6 +345,23 @@ export class ScrapeStore {
         this.db.prepare("UPDATE media SET preview_error = ? WHERE id = ?").run(error.slice(0, 200), id);
     }
 
+    /** Fill in dimensions after a download probe. */
+    updateDimensions(id: number, width: number, height: number): void {
+        this.db
+            .prepare("UPDATE media SET width = ?, height = ?, aspect_ratio = ? WHERE id = ?")
+            .run(width, height, aspectRatioOf(width, height), id);
+    }
+
+    /** Distinct posters with their item counts, biggest first. */
+    authors(limit = 200): Array<{ id: string | null; name: string | null; count: number }> {
+        const rows = this.db
+            .prepare(
+                "SELECT author_id AS id, author_name AS name, COUNT(*) AS count FROM media WHERE author_name IS NOT NULL GROUP BY author_id, author_name ORDER BY count DESC LIMIT ?"
+            )
+            .all(limit) as unknown as Array<{ id: string | null; name: string | null; count: number }>;
+        return rows;
+    }
+
     getMedia(id: number): MediaRow | null {
         const row = this.db.prepare("SELECT * FROM media WHERE id = ?").get(id) as unknown as
             | MediaRow
@@ -329,13 +370,24 @@ export class ScrapeStore {
     }
 
     queryMedia(
-        options: { kind?: MediaKind; source?: string; limit?: number; offset?: number } = {}
+        options: {
+            kind?: MediaKind;
+            source?: string;
+            authorId?: string;
+            aspect?: string;
+            resolution?: string;
+            after?: string;
+            before?: string;
+            limit?: number;
+            offset?: number;
+        } = {}
     ): MediaRow[] {
         const limit = Math.max(1, Math.min(options.limit ?? 50, 500));
         const offset = Math.max(0, options.offset ?? 0);
 
         const conditions: string[] = [];
         const values: Array<string | number> = [];
+
         if (options.kind) {
             conditions.push("kind = ?");
             values.push(options.kind);
@@ -344,6 +396,24 @@ export class ScrapeStore {
             conditions.push("source = ?");
             values.push(options.source);
         }
+        if (options.authorId) {
+            conditions.push("author_id = ?");
+            values.push(options.authorId);
+        }
+        if (options.after) {
+            conditions.push("posted_at >= ?");
+            values.push(options.after);
+        }
+        if (options.before) {
+            conditions.push("posted_at <= ?");
+            values.push(options.before);
+        }
+
+        const aspect = options.aspect ? aspectCondition(options.aspect) : null;
+        if (aspect) conditions.push(aspect);
+
+        const resolution = options.resolution ? resolutionCondition(options.resolution) : null;
+        if (resolution) conditions.push(resolution);
 
         const where = conditions.length ? `WHERE ${conditions.join(" AND ")}` : "";
         const rows = this.db

media-scrape/src/types.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ export interface CoreEmbed {
     videoUrl: string | null;
     imageUrl: string | null;
     thumbnailUrl: string | null;
+    /** Dimensions of the video, image, or thumbnail, first one Discord provides. */
+    width?: number | null;
+    height?: number | null;
 }
 
 export interface CoreSticker {
@@ -89,6 +92,8 @@ export interface ScrapeMeta {
     downloadErrors?: number;
     /** Cached image previews. */
     previewed?: number;
+    /** When the scrape reached done or failed. */
+    finishedAt?: string | null;
 }
 
 export function emptyMediaCounts(): Record<MediaKind, number> {

media-scrape/test/run.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { downloadOne, downloadPreview, previewUrlFor } from "../src/download.js"
 import { ScrapeEngine, type FetchPage, type ScrapeBackend } from "../src/engine.js";
 import { extractMedia } from "../src/extract.js";
 import { PuppetBackend } from "../src/puppet-backend.js";
+import { aspectCondition, resolutionCondition } from "../src/filter-presets.js";
 import { isNearLimit, planRetention } from "../src/retention.js";
 import { dirSizeBytes, listScrapes, ScrapeStore } from "../src/store.js";
 import type { CoreAttachment, CoreMessage } from "../src/types.js";
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ void (async () => {
         assert.equal(meta?.messages, 3);
         assert.equal(meta?.cursor, "99");
         assert.equal(meta?.media.image, 1);
+        assert.ok(meta?.finishedAt);
         assert.equal(backend.calls[0].limit, 2);
         assert.equal(backend.calls[1].before, "100");
 
@@ -209,6 +211,9 @@ void (async () => {
         assert.equal(stored.queryMedia({ kind: "image" }).length, 1);
         assert.equal(stored.queryMedia({ kind: "video" }).length, 0);
         assert.equal(stored.storedBytesByKind().image, 0);
+        const row = stored.queryMedia({ kind: "image" })[0];
+        assert.equal(row.author_name, "tester");
+        assert.equal(row.posted_at, "2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z");
         stored.close();
 
         assert.equal(listScrapes(root).length, 1);
@@ -405,14 +410,30 @@ void (async () => {
         assert.equal(existsSync(join(root, started.id, row.file_path)), true);
     });
 
-    await test("store filters by source and kind", () => {
+    await test("aspect and resolution presets have fixed buckets", () => {
+        assert.equal(aspectCondition("vertical"), "aspect_ratio < 0.95");
+        assert.equal(aspectCondition("wide169"), "aspect_ratio >= 1.55 AND aspect_ratio < 2.05");
+        assert.equal(aspectCondition("nope"), null);
+        assert.equal(resolutionCondition("fhd"), "MIN(width, height) > 900 AND MIN(width, height) <= 1260");
+        assert.equal(resolutionCondition("unknown"), "(width IS NULL OR height IS NULL)");
+        assert.equal(resolutionCondition("nope"), null);
+    });
+
+    await test("store filters by source, kind, author, ratio, resolution, and dates", () => {
         const dir = join(root, "store-source");
         mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
 
         const store = new ScrapeStore(dir);
         store.insertPage([
             message("700", {
-                attachments: [attachment({ filename: "pic.png", contentType: "image/png" })],
+                attachments: [
+                    attachment({
+                        filename: "pic.png",
+                        contentType: "image/png",
+                        width: 640,
+                        height: 360
+                    })
+                ],
                 embeds: [
                     {
                         type: "video",
@@ -432,6 +453,59 @@ void (async () => {
         assert.equal(store.queryMedia({ source: "sticker" }).length, 0);
         assert.equal(store.queryMedia({ kind: "image", source: "attachment" }).length, 1);
         assert.equal(store.queryMedia({ kind: "video", source: "attachment" }).length, 0);
+
+        assert.equal(store.queryMedia({ aspect: "wide169" }).length, 1);
+        assert.equal(store.queryMedia({ aspect: "vertical" }).length, 0);
+        assert.equal(store.queryMedia({ resolution: "sd" }).length, 1);
+        assert.equal(store.queryMedia({ resolution: "fhd" }).length, 0);
+        assert.equal(store.queryMedia({ authorId: "1" }).length, 2);
+        assert.equal(store.queryMedia({ authorId: "999" }).length, 0);
+        assert.equal(store.queryMedia({ after: "2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z" }).length, 2);
+        assert.equal(store.queryMedia({ before: "2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z" }).length, 0);
+
+        const [wide] = store.queryMedia({ kind: "image" });
+        assert.equal(wide.aspect_ratio, 1.778);
+        store.close();
+    });
+
+    await test("engine probes dimensions when the metadata lacks them", async () => {
+        const backend = new FakeBackend([
+            {
+                messages: [
+                    message("701", {
+                        attachments: [attachment({ filename: "probe.png", contentType: "image/png" })]
+                    })
+                ]
+            }
+        ]);
+
+        const engine = new ScrapeEngine({
+            rootDir: root,
+            pageSize: 2,
+            pageMinMs: 0,
+            pageMaxMs: 0,
+            sleep: async () => {},
+            random: () => 0,
+            log: () => {},
+            previews: false,
+            probe: async () => ({ width: 1080, height: 1920 }),
+            download: {
+                fetchImpl: async () =>
+                    new Response("png-bytes", { status: 200, headers: { "content-type": "image/png" } }),
+                minGapMs: 0,
+                maxGapMs: 0,
+                sleep: async () => {}
+            }
+        });
+
+        const started = await engine.start({ channelId: "129", guildId: null, mode: "download", backend });
+        await engine.processQueue();
+
+        const store = new ScrapeStore(join(root, started.id));
+        const row = store.queryMedia({ kind: "image" })[0];
+        assert.equal(row.width, 1080);
+        assert.equal(row.height, 1920);
+        assert.equal(row.aspect_ratio, 0.563);
         store.close();
     });
 
@@ -502,7 +576,7 @@ void (async () => {
         assert.equal(calls.some(url => url.includes("youtube.com/watch")), false);
     });
 
-    await test("engine caches previews in links mode and skips embeds", async () => {
+    await test("engine caches previews in links mode, including embed thumbnails", async () => {
         const backend = new FakeBackend([
             {
                 messages: [
@@ -551,8 +625,9 @@ void (async () => {
 
         const meta = engine.get(started.id);
         assert.equal(meta?.state, "done");
-        assert.equal(meta?.previewed, 1);
+        assert.equal(meta?.previewed, 2);
-        assert.equal(fetched.some(url => url.includes("ytimg.com")), false);
+        assert.equal(fetched.some(url => url.includes("ytimg.com")), true);
+        assert.equal(fetched.some(url => url.includes("youtube.com/watch")), false);
 
         const store = new ScrapeStore(join(root, started.id));
         const row = store.queryMedia({ kind: "image" })[0];

poc/public/api.js

@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ async function request(path, options) {
     } catch {
         throw new Error(`request failed (${response.status})`);
     }
-    if (!body.ok) throw new Error(body.error ?? `request failed (${response.status})`);
+    if (!body.ok) {
+        const error = new Error(body.error ?? `request failed (${response.status})`);
+        if (body.code) error.code = body.code;
+        throw error;
+    }
     return body.result;
 }
 

poc/public/media.css

@@ -202,9 +202,87 @@
     box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--color-neutral-800);
 }
 
+.vk-media-modal-box.vk-media-wide {
+    width: min(760px, 94vw);
+    height: min(80vh, 720px);
+}
+
 .vk-media-modal-list {
     max-height: 220px;
     overflow-y: auto;
     font: 400 11px/1.5 ui-monospace, Menlo, monospace;
     color: var(--color-neutral-400);
 }
+
+.vk-media-wide .vk-media-modal-list {
+    max-height: none;
+    flex: 1;
+}
+
+.vk-media-history-row {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 2px;
+    padding: 7px 0;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-neutral-900);
+}
+
+.vk-media-tree {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 6px;
+    flex: 1;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.vk-media-tree-head {
+    padding: 6px 8px;
+    border: none;
+    border-radius: var(--radius-sm, 6px);
+    background: var(--color-neutral-900);
+    color: var(--color-neutral-200);
+    font: 500 12px/1.2 inherit;
+    text-align: left;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.vk-media-tree-children {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 3px;
+    margin: 4px 0 4px 14px;
+}
+
+.vk-media-channel {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 6px;
+}
+
+.vk-media-channel-name {
+    flex: 1;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    font: 400 11px/1.4 ui-monospace, Menlo, monospace;
+    color: var(--color-neutral-300);
+}
+
+@keyframes vk-media-pulse {
+    0%,
+    100% {
+        opacity: 0.25;
+    }
+    50% {
+        opacity: 1;
+    }
+}
+
+.vk-media-pulse {
+    flex: none;
+    width: 8px;
+    height: 8px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    background: var(--color-accent-400, #4f8cff);
+    animation: vk-media-pulse 1.2s ease-in-out infinite;
+}

poc/public/media.js

@@ -18,8 +18,19 @@
         items: [],
         scrapes: [],
         channels: [],
+        guilds: [],
+        dms: [],
         loadedChannels: false,
-        filters: { source: "", channelId: "" }
+        authors: null,
+        filters: {
+            source: "",
+            channelId: "",
+            authorId: "",
+            aspect: "",
+            resolution: "",
+            after: "",
+            before: ""
+        }
     };
 
     const overlay = document.createElement("div");
@@ -95,8 +106,9 @@
         if (state.loadedChannels) return;
         try {
             const data = await window.VK.api.get("/api/state");
+            state.guilds = data?.guilds ?? [];
             state.channels = [];
-            for (const guild of data?.guilds ?? []) {
+            for (const guild of state.guilds) {
                 for (const channel of guild.channels ?? []) {
                     if (channel.type !== 0 && channel.type !== 5) continue;
                     state.channels.push({
@@ -109,8 +121,9 @@
 
             // DMs and group DMs: the bot cannot see them, so they always use the puppet.
             try {
-                const dms = await window.VK.api.get("/api/dms?limit=50");
+                const dmData = await window.VK.api.get("/api/dms?limit=50");
-                for (const dm of dms ?? []) {
+                state.dms = dmData?.channels ?? [];
+                for (const dm of state.dms) {
                     const names = (dm.recipients ?? [])
                         .map(recipient => recipient.username)
                         .filter(Boolean)
@@ -122,15 +135,25 @@
                     });
                 }
             } catch {
-                // no cached DMs yet
+                state.dms = [];
             }
 
             state.loadedChannels = true;
         } catch {
+            state.guilds = [];
             state.channels = [];
         }
     }
 
+    async function loadAuthors() {
+        if (state.authors) return;
+        try {
+            state.authors = await window.VK.api.get("/api/media/authors");
+        } catch {
+            state.authors = [];
+        }
+    }
+
     async function loadScrapes() {
         try {
             state.scrapes = await window.VK.api.get("/api/media/scrapes");
@@ -151,8 +174,13 @@
             const kind = state.kind === "all" ? "" : `&kind=${state.kind}`;
             const source = state.filters.source ? `&source=${state.filters.source}` : "";
             const channel = state.filters.channelId ? `&channelId=${state.filters.channelId}` : "";
+            const author = state.filters.authorId ? `&authorId=${state.filters.authorId}` : "";
+            const aspect = state.filters.aspect ? `&aspect=${state.filters.aspect}` : "";
+            const resolution = state.filters.resolution ? `&resolution=${state.filters.resolution}` : "";
+            const after = state.filters.after ? `&after=${state.filters.after}T00:00:00.000Z` : "";
+            const before = state.filters.before ? `&before=${state.filters.before}T23:59:59.999Z` : "";
             const items = await window.VK.api.get(
-                `/api/media?limit=60&offset=${state.offset}${kind}${source}${channel}`
+                `/api/media?limit=60&offset=${state.offset}${kind}${source}${channel}${author}${aspect}${resolution}${after}${before}`
             );
             state.items = state.items.concat(items);
             state.offset += items.length;
@@ -163,23 +191,28 @@
         renderGrid();
     }
 
-    async function startScrape(mode) {
+    async function startScrape(channelId, guildId, mode) {
-        const select = overlay.querySelector("#media-channel");
+        if (!channelId) {
-        if (!select?.value) {
+            setStatus("no channel selected");
-            setStatus("no text channel available to scrape");
             return;
         }
-        const channel = state.channels.find(entry => entry.id === select.value);
+
         try {
             const scrape = await window.VK.api.post("/api/media/scrape", {
-                channelId: select.value,
+                channelId,
-                guildId: channel?.guildId ?? null,
+                guildId: guildId ?? null,
-                mode
+                mode,
+                backend: guildId ? "auto" : "puppet"
             });
             setStatus(`started ${scrape.id} (${mode})`);
+            scrapeModal.hidden = true;
         } catch (error) {
+            if (error.code === "MEDIA_LIMIT" || String(error.message).includes("MEDIA_LIMIT")) {
+                setStatus(`near the storage limit: ${error.message}`);
+            } else {
                 setStatus(`start failed: ${error.message}`);
             }
+        }
         void loadScrapes();
     }
 
@@ -189,7 +222,23 @@
         const rows = active.length ? active : state.scrapes.slice(0, 5);
         for (const scrape of rows) {
             const row = el("div", "vk-media-scrape");
-            row.append(el("span", null, `${scrape.channelId} · ${scrape.state} · ${scrape.pages}p · ${scrape.messages}m`));
+            const media = scrape.media ?? {};
+
+            if (scrape.state === "running" || scrape.state === "queued") {
+                row.append(el("span", "vk-media-pulse"));
+            }
+
+            row.append(
+                el(
+                    "span",
+                    null,
+                    `${channelLabel(scrape.channelId)} · ${scrape.state} · ${scrape.pages}p · ${scrape.messages}m · ` +
+                        `img ${media.image ?? 0} gif ${media.gif ?? 0} vid ${media.video ?? 0} aud ${media.audio ?? 0}` +
+                        (scrape.downloaded ? ` · files ${scrape.downloaded}` : "") +
+                        (scrape.previewed ? ` · previews ${scrape.previewed}` : "")
+                )
+            );
+
             if (active.includes(scrape)) {
                 row.append(
                     button("Stop", async () => {
@@ -197,7 +246,10 @@
                         void loadScrapes();
                     })
                 );
+            } else {
+                row.append(el("span", "vk-media-status", durationLabel(scrape)));
             }
+
             scrapeList.append(row);
         }
     }
@@ -211,6 +263,11 @@
             card.target = "_blank";
             card.rel = "noreferrer";
 
+            const postedBy = [item.authorName, item.postedAt ? new Date(item.postedAt).toLocaleString() : null]
+                .filter(Boolean)
+                .join(" · ");
+            if (postedBy) card.title = postedBy;
+
             if ((item.kind === "image" || item.kind === "gif") && /^(https?:|\/)/.test(source)) {
                 const img = document.createElement("img");
                 img.loading = "lazy";
@@ -225,6 +282,29 @@
         }
     }
 
+    function filterSelect(options, value, onChange) {
+        const select = document.createElement("select");
+        select.className = "vk-chip vk-chip-off";
+        for (const [optionValue, label] of options) {
+            const option = document.createElement("option");
+            option.value = optionValue;
+            option.textContent = label;
+            select.append(option);
+        }
+        select.value = value;
+        select.addEventListener("change", () => onChange(select.value));
+        return select;
+    }
+
+    function dateInput(value, onChange) {
+        const input = document.createElement("input");
+        input.type = "date";
+        input.className = "vk-media-input";
+        input.value = value ?? "";
+        input.addEventListener("change", () => onChange(input.value));
+        return input;
+    }
+
     function renderToolbar() {
         toolbar.replaceChildren();
         if (state.view === "media") {
@@ -239,19 +319,8 @@
                 toolbar.append(chip);
             }
 
-            const select = document.createElement("select");
+            toolbar.append(button("New scrape…", openScrapeModal));
-            select.id = "media-channel";
+            toolbar.append(button("History", openHistoryModal));
-            select.className = "vk-chip vk-chip-off";
-            for (const channel of state.channels) {
-                const option = document.createElement("option");
-                option.value = channel.id;
-                option.textContent = channel.label;
-                select.append(option);
-            }
-            toolbar.append(select);
-
-            toolbar.append(button("Start links", () => void startScrape("links")));
-            toolbar.append(button("Start download", () => void startScrape("download")));
 
             const sourceSelect = document.createElement("select");
             sourceSelect.className = "vk-chip vk-chip-off";
@@ -296,6 +365,69 @@
                 void loadMedia(true);
             });
             toolbar.append(channelSelect);
+
+            const authorOptions = [["", "Any user"]].concat(
+                (state.authors ?? [])
+                    .filter(author => author.id)
+                    .map(author => [author.id, `${author.name} (${author.count})`])
+            );
+            toolbar.append(
+                filterSelect(authorOptions, state.filters.authorId, value => {
+                    state.filters.authorId = value;
+                    void loadMedia(true);
+                })
+            );
+
+            toolbar.append(
+                filterSelect(
+                    [
+                        ["", "Any ratio"],
+                        ["vertical", "Vertical"],
+                        ["square", "1:1"],
+                        ["wide43", "4:3"],
+                        ["wide169", "16:9"],
+                        ["ultrawide", "21:9"],
+                        ["other", "Other"]
+                    ],
+                    state.filters.aspect,
+                    value => {
+                        state.filters.aspect = value;
+                        void loadMedia(true);
+                    }
+                )
+            );
+
+            toolbar.append(
+                filterSelect(
+                    [
+                        ["", "Any quality"],
+                        ["sd", "SD (<=480p)"],
+                        ["hd", "HD (720p)"],
+                        ["fhd", "FHD (1080p)"],
+                        ["qhd", "QHD (1440p)"],
+                        ["uhd", "4K+"],
+                        ["unknown", "Unknown"]
+                    ],
+                    state.filters.resolution,
+                    value => {
+                        state.filters.resolution = value;
+                        void loadMedia(true);
+                    }
+                )
+            );
+
+            toolbar.append(
+                el("span", "vk-media-status", "From"),
+                dateInput(state.filters.after, value => {
+                    state.filters.after = value;
+                    void loadMedia(true);
+                }),
+                el("span", "vk-media-status", "To"),
+                dateInput(state.filters.before, value => {
+                    state.filters.before = value;
+                    void loadMedia(true);
+                })
+            );
         } else {
             toolbar.append(el("span", null, "Slopbot is the dedicated bot core. Setup: docs/slopbot.md."));
         }
@@ -314,6 +446,7 @@
                 : "slopbot is disabled or not logged in (VESKSLOP_SLOPBOT_ENABLED=1 and a token)";
         } else {
             void loadChannels().then(renderToolbar);
+            void loadAuthors().then(renderToolbar);
             void loadMedia(true);
         }
         void loadScrapes();
@@ -332,6 +465,172 @@
     document.querySelector("#scope-guild")?.addEventListener("click", hide);
     document.querySelector("#scope-dm")?.addEventListener("click", hide);
 
+    // ---- Scrape popup: server or group-chat trees ----
+
+    const scrapeModal = document.createElement("div");
+    scrapeModal.className = "vk-media-modal";
+    scrapeModal.hidden = true;
+    scrapeModal.innerHTML = `
+        <div class="vk-media-modal-box vk-media-wide">
+            <strong>New scrape</strong>
+            <div class="vk-media-toolbar">
+                <button id="scrape-tab-server" class="vk-chip vk-chip-on" type="button">Server</button>
+                <button id="scrape-tab-group" class="vk-chip vk-chip-off" type="button">Group chat</button>
+                <span id="scrape-hint" class="vk-media-status"></span>
+            </div>
+            <div id="scrape-tree" class="vk-media-tree"></div>
+            <div class="vk-media-toolbar">
+                <button id="scrape-cancel" class="btn btn-secondary vk-small-btn" type="button">Close</button>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    `;
+    document.body.append(scrapeModal);
+
+    let scrapeTab = "server";
+
+    function channelRow(channelId, guildId, label) {
+        const row = el("div", "vk-media-channel");
+        row.append(el("span", "vk-media-channel-name", label));
+        row.append(button("Links", () => void startScrape(channelId, guildId, "links")));
+        row.append(button("Download", () => void startScrape(channelId, guildId, "download")));
+        return row;
+    }
+
+    function renderScrapeTree() {
+        const tree = scrapeModal.querySelector("#scrape-tree");
+        const hint = scrapeModal.querySelector("#scrape-hint");
+        tree.replaceChildren();
+
+        if (scrapeTab === "group") {
+            const groups = state.dms.filter(dm => dm.type === 3);
+            hint.textContent = groups.length ? "Group chats use the puppet account." : "No cached group chats yet.";
+            for (const dm of groups) {
+                const names = (dm.recipients ?? [])
+                    .map(recipient => recipient.username)
+                    .filter(Boolean)
+                    .join(", ");
+                tree.append(channelRow(dm.id, null, dm.name || names || dm.id));
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        hint.textContent = state.guilds.length ? "" : "No guilds cached yet.";
+        for (const guild of state.guilds) {
+            const group = el("div", "vk-media-tree-guild");
+            const head = el("button", "vk-media-tree-head", `> ${guild.name}`);
+            head.type = "button";
+            const children = el("div", "vk-media-tree-children");
+            children.hidden = true;
+
+            head.addEventListener("click", () => {
+                children.hidden = !children.hidden;
+                head.textContent = `${children.hidden ? ">" : "v"} ${guild.name}`;
+            });
+
+            group.append(head, children);
+            for (const channel of guild.channels ?? []) {
+                if (channel.type !== 0 && channel.type !== 5) continue;
+                children.append(channelRow(channel.id, guild.id, `#${channel.name}`));
+            }
+            tree.append(group);
+        }
+    }
+
+    function openScrapeModal() {
+        renderScrapeTree();
+        scrapeModal.hidden = false;
+        void loadChannels().then(renderScrapeTree);
+    }
+
+    for (const [tab, id] of [
+        ["server", "#scrape-tab-server"],
+        ["group", "#scrape-tab-group"]
+    ]) {
+        scrapeModal.querySelector(id).addEventListener("click", () => {
+            scrapeTab = tab;
+            scrapeModal.querySelector("#scrape-tab-server").className =
+                tab === "server" ? "vk-chip vk-chip-on" : "vk-chip vk-chip-off";
+            scrapeModal.querySelector("#scrape-tab-group").className =
+                tab === "group" ? "vk-chip vk-chip-on" : "vk-chip vk-chip-off";
+            renderScrapeTree();
+        });
+    }
+    scrapeModal.querySelector("#scrape-cancel").addEventListener("click", () => {
+        scrapeModal.hidden = true;
+    });
+
+    // ---- History popup ----
+
+    const historyModal = document.createElement("div");
+    historyModal.className = "vk-media-modal";
+    historyModal.hidden = true;
+    historyModal.innerHTML = `
+        <div class="vk-media-modal-box vk-media-wide">
+            <strong>Scrape history</strong>
+            <div id="history-list" class="vk-media-modal-list"></div>
+            <div class="vk-media-toolbar">
+                <button id="history-close" class="btn btn-secondary vk-small-btn" type="button">Close</button>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    `;
+    document.body.append(historyModal);
+
+    function durationLabel(scrape) {
+        const start = new Date(scrape.createdAt).getTime();
+        const end = scrape.finishedAt ? new Date(scrape.finishedAt).getTime() : Date.now();
+        const seconds = Math.max(0, Math.round((end - start) / 1000));
+        if (seconds < 60) return `${seconds}s`;
+        const minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
+        if (minutes < 60) return `${minutes}m ${seconds % 60}s`;
+        return `${Math.floor(minutes / 60)}h ${minutes % 60}m`;
+    }
+
+    function channelLabel(channelId) {
+        return state.channels.find(channel => channel.id === channelId)?.label ?? channelId;
+    }
+
+    async function openHistoryModal() {
+        const list = historyModal.querySelector("#history-list");
+        list.replaceChildren(el("div", null, "loading..."));
+        historyModal.hidden = false;
+
+        try {
+            const [scrapes, storage] = await Promise.all([
+                window.VK.api.get("/api/media/scrapes"),
+                window.VK.api.get("/api/media/storage")
+            ]);
+            await loadChannels();
+
+            list.replaceChildren();
+            const bytesById = new Map((storage?.scrapes ?? []).map(entry => [entry.id, entry.bytes]));
+
+            for (const scrape of scrapes) {
+                const media = scrape.media ?? {};
+                const row = el("div", "vk-media-history-row");
+                row.append(el("strong", null, channelLabel(scrape.channelId)));
+                row.append(
+                    el(
+                        "span",
+                        null,
+                        `${scrape.state} · started ${new Date(scrape.createdAt).toLocaleString()} · ` +
+                            `took ${durationLabel(scrape)} · ${scrape.pages}p/${scrape.messages}m · ` +
+                            `img ${media.image ?? 0} gif ${media.gif ?? 0} vid ${media.video ?? 0} aud ${media.audio ?? 0} · ` +
+                            `${formatBytes(bytesById.get(scrape.id) ?? 0)} · files ${scrape.downloaded ?? 0} · previews ${scrape.previewed ?? 0}`
+                    )
+                );
+                list.append(row);
+            }
+
+            if (!scrapes.length) list.append(el("div", null, "No scrapes yet."));
+        } catch (error) {
+            list.replaceChildren(el("div", null, `history failed: ${error.message}`));
+        }
+    }
+
+    historyModal.querySelector("#history-close").addEventListener("click", () => {
+        historyModal.hidden = true;
+    });
+
     // ---- Settings: media storage ----
 
     function formatBytes(bytes) {

poc/src/control-bridge.ts

@@ -829,12 +829,37 @@ function buildServer(): McpServer {
                     .describe("Where the item came from"),
                 scrapeId: z.string().optional().describe("Restrict to one scrape"),
                 channelId: z.string().optional().describe("Restrict to one source channel"),
+                authorId: z.string().optional().describe("Restrict to one poster"),
+                aspect: z
+                    .enum(["vertical", "square", "wide43", "wide169", "ultrawide", "other"])
+                    .optional()
+                    .describe("Aspect-ratio bucket"),
+                resolution: z
+                    .enum(["sd", "hd", "fhd", "qhd", "uhd", "unknown"])
+                    .optional()
+                    .describe("Resolution bucket by shortest side"),
+                after: z.string().optional().describe("Only items posted at or after this ISO time"),
+                before: z.string().optional().describe("Only items posted at or before this ISO time"),
                 limit: z.number().int().min(1).max(500).optional(),
                 offset: z.number().int().min(0).optional()
             }
         },
-        async ({ kind, source, scrapeId, channelId, limit, offset }) =>
+        async ({ kind, source, scrapeId, channelId, authorId, aspect, resolution, after, before, limit, offset }) =>
-            jsonText(media.queryMedia({ kind, source, scrapeId, channelId, limit, offset }))
+            jsonText(
+                media.queryMedia({
+                    kind,
+                    source,
+                    scrapeId,
+                    channelId,
+                    authorId,
+                    aspect,
+                    resolution,
+                    after,
+                    before,
+                    limit,
+                    offset
+                })
+            )
     );
 
     server.registerTool(

poc/src/media.ts

@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ export interface MediaItemResult {
     channelId: string;
     kind: MediaKind;
     source: string | null;
+    authorId: string | null;
+    authorName: string | null;
+    postedAt: string | null;
+    width: number | null;
+    height: number | null;
+    aspectRatio: number | null;
     url: string;
     localUrl: string | null;
     thumbUrl: string | null;
@@ -337,6 +343,29 @@ export class MediaService {
         };
     }
 
+    /** Distinct posters across every scrape, biggest first. */
+    listAuthors(): Array<{ id: string | null; name: string | null; count: number }> {
+        const totals = new Map<string, { id: string | null; name: string | null; count: number }>();
+
+        for (const meta of this.engine.list()) {
+            if (meta.state === "deleted") continue;
+
+            const store = new ScrapeStore(scrapeDir(this.rootDir, meta.id));
+            try {
+                for (const author of store.authors()) {
+                    const key = author.id ?? author.name ?? "unknown";
+                    const current = totals.get(key);
+                    if (current) current.count += author.count;
+                    else totals.set(key, { ...author });
+                }
+            } finally {
+                store.close();
+            }
+        }
+
+        return [...totals.values()].sort((a, b) => b.count - a.count);
+    }
+
     /** One media row inside a scrape, with its scrape and channel for context. */
     getMediaItem(scrapeId: string, itemId: number): (MediaRow & { scrapeId: string; channelId: string }) | null {
         const meta = this.engine.get(scrapeId);
@@ -358,6 +387,11 @@ export class MediaService {
             source?: string;
             scrapeId?: string;
             channelId?: string;
+            authorId?: string;
+            aspect?: string;
+            resolution?: string;
+            after?: string;
+            before?: string;
             limit?: number;
             offset?: number;
         } = {}
@@ -377,6 +411,11 @@ export class MediaService {
                 const rows = store.queryMedia({
                     kind: options.kind,
                     source: options.source,
+                    authorId: options.authorId,
+                    aspect: options.aspect,
+                    resolution: options.resolution,
+                    after: options.after,
+                    before: options.before,
                     limit: limit + offset
                 });
                 for (const row of rows) {
@@ -388,6 +427,12 @@ export class MediaService {
                         channelId: meta.channelId,
                         kind: row.kind,
                         source: row.source,
+                        authorId: row.author_id,
+                        authorName: row.author_name,
+                        postedAt: row.posted_at,
+                        width: row.width,
+                        height: row.height,
+                        aspectRatio: row.aspect_ratio,
                         url: row.url,
                         localUrl: row.file_path ? `/api/media/${meta.id}/${row.id}/file` : null,
                         thumbUrl: row.preview_hash ? `/api/media/${meta.id}/${row.id}/thumb` : null,

poc/src/webui.ts

@@ -799,10 +799,36 @@ export function startWebUi(deps: WebUiDeps): WebUiHandle {
                 ? String(req.query.source)
                 : undefined;
             const channelId = req.query.channelId ? String(req.query.channelId) : undefined;
+            const authorId = req.query.authorId ? String(req.query.authorId) : undefined;
+            const aspect = req.query.aspect ? String(req.query.aspect) : undefined;
+            const resolution = req.query.resolution ? String(req.query.resolution) : undefined;
+            const after = req.query.after ? String(req.query.after) : undefined;
+            const before = req.query.before ? String(req.query.before) : undefined;
             const limit = clampLimit(req.query.limit, 60, 500);
             const offset = Math.max(0, Number(req.query.offset ?? 0) || 0);
 
-            res.json({ ok: true, result: deps.media.queryMedia({ kind, source, channelId, limit, offset }) });
+            res.json({
+                ok: true,
+                result: deps.media.queryMedia({
+                    kind,
+                    source,
+                    channelId,
+                    authorId,
+                    aspect,
+                    resolution,
+                    after,
+                    before,
+                    limit,
+                    offset
+                })
+            });
+        })
+    );
+
+    app.get(
+        "/api/media/authors",
+        wrap(async (_req, res) => {
+            res.json({ ok: true, result: deps.media.listAuthors() });
         })
     );
 

src/renderer/puppet/actions.ts

@@ -210,16 +210,32 @@ function mapAttachments(message: any) {
     }));
 }
 
+/** Dimensions of the first embed part that has them: video, image, then thumbnail. */
+function embedSize(embed: any) {
+    for (const part of [embed?.video, embed?.image, embed?.thumbnail]) {
+        if (part && Number.isFinite(part.width) && Number.isFinite(part.height)) {
+            return { width: part.width, height: part.height };
+        }
+    }
+    return { width: null, height: null };
+}
+
 function mapEmbeds(message: any) {
-    return (message?.embeds ?? []).map((embed: any) => ({
+    return (message?.embeds ?? []).map((embed: any) => {
+        const size = embedSize(embed);
+
+        return {
             type: embed?.type ?? null,
             url: embed?.url ?? null,
             title: embed?.title ?? null,
             provider: embed?.provider?.name ?? null,
             videoUrl: embedUrl(embed?.video),
             imageUrl: embedUrl(embed?.image),
-        thumbnailUrl: embedUrl(embed?.thumbnail)
+            thumbnailUrl: embedUrl(embed?.thumbnail),
-    }));
+            width: size.width,
+            height: size.height
+        };
+    });
 }
 
 function mapStickers(message: any) {